Mohamed Ghannouchi

Mohamed Ghannouchi (Arabic: محمد الغنوشي‎ Muhammad Al-Ghannushi; born 18 August 1941) is the former Prime Minister of Tunisia and was self-proclaimed acting President of the country for a few hours starting 14 January 2011, under Article 56 of the Constitution of Tunisia. Regarded as a technocrat, Ghannouchi has been a long-standing figure in the Tunisian government; he was Minister of Finance from 1989 to 1992, Minister of International Cooperation from 1992 to 1999, and Prime Minister of Tunisia from 1999 to 2011, making him the longest serving prime minister since the proclamation of independence, suprassing his predecessor Hamed Karoui.